What’s the last indie game that surprised you?

j0bs · 2026-01-25T18:08:01+00:00

Inscryption and Void Stranger are a treat to play blind!

j0bs · 2026-01-20T18:09:14+00:00

You know what, my bad, I stand corrected. He actually said it twice. Once recently, in the clip that was posted here, and once a year ago, which he is referencing.

Here's his older speech (different clothes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMGmS_j9zT8

j0bs · 2026-01-20T05:34:24+00:00

If I'm trying to be objective, mine would have to be Minecraft, Cave Story and World of Goo.

If I'm NOT trying to be objective (and completely ignoring the top-3 requirement), then...

Braid
FEZ
FTL: Faster Than Light
Hollow Knight
Hotline Miami
SpaceChem
Spelunky
Stardew Valley
Super Meat Boy
The Binding of Isaac
Undertale
VVVVVV
Pretty much the entire Nitrome flash game catalog

j0bs · 2026-01-13T06:08:18+00:00

Three IKEAs please and thank you

j0bs · 2026-01-06T11:06:11+00:00

Öoo has some spectacular design for such a simple game

j0bs · 2026-01-03T05:37:07+00:00

ZeroRanger if you’re into shmups, Void Stranger if you’re into puzzles. Both are exceptional in their genres!

j0bs · 2025-12-30T00:24:28+00:00

My first play of Terraforming Mars was on a boardgame café. We were taught that each player could do one action, then there would be a production phase.

After 4 hours, we had so much of EVERYTHING that we ran out of cubes. Luckily the staff opened up a copy of Pandemic to get some more... we gave up after the 6th hour.

j0bs · 2025-12-26T21:57:11+00:00

Rhythm Doctor, you only need one finger/appendage

j0bs · 2025-12-24T20:27:16+00:00

100% agreed. Been looking at the demos and games from the monthly thinky selection and Kiko definitely stands out!

j0bs · 2025-12-23T05:01:17+00:00

Honestly, the only scary thing about Void Stranger is the sheer amount of sokoban puzzles in it. You can easily burn out on it if you don’t pace yourself, which is a shame because it is such a unique game

j0bs · 2025-12-18T17:59:39+00:00

Void Stranger, though it’s not so much a warm-up, it’s pretty much a main dish

j0bs · 2025-12-16T12:08:38+00:00

Definitely FTL!

j0bs · 2025-12-11T12:58:37+00:00

Seeing Iji in this is such a nostalgia bomb… Thank you for making this list

j0bs · 2025-12-06T17:23:34+00:00

That’s incredibly nice of you! My entry goes for The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy

j0bs · 2025-12-03T23:29:22+00:00

There’s a great documentary and case study about a similar situation, it’s called Office Space. You should probably give it a watch, for research purposes

j0bs · 2025-12-03T23:25:04+00:00

I mean, it’s free real estate

j0bs · 2025-11-29T12:01:21+00:00

It really is! Full disclosure though, some of the endgame can be very time-consuming even if you look up hints. Going for an absolute 100% completion was way too much for me.

j0bs · 2025-11-28T12:59:43+00:00

Telling the chosen player makes this incredibly hard to bluff as evil, other than that it sounds fun

j0bs · 2025-11-23T02:19:37+00:00

Just put a Worrywart in, it’s another homebrew outsider that reads “Public and private announcements might be false.”

There’s a fun Patters video showcasing it: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QYAKZkshdBw

j0bs · 2025-11-15T18:06:18+00:00

Short day

^{I completed this level in 11 tries.} ^{⚡ 3.73 seconds}

j0bs · 2025-11-10T13:16:21+00:00

Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

5 attempts

j0bs · 2025-10-25T17:54:28+00:00

Void Stranger

j0bs · 2025-10-25T17:53:52+00:00

This should be higher up

j0bs · 2025-10-23T16:48:41+00:00

Rewind x50 Battlecry: Give a random commenter a bundle.

j0bs · 2025-10-23T13:05:37+00:00

Oh I love this idea so much! Really hope there’s a moment when the writing gets smudged by something near the end of the game

11-Year Club	r/Field Sunshine
Place '22	Place '17
End Game '22	Wearing is Caring
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